Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 409 · 40 sums

The method (Must have or nice to have?): Ask: can I live, stay healthy and go to school without it? If not, it is a need. If it is extra or just for fun, it is a want. Pay for needs first; money left for wants = money − needs.

1. 1.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) designer sunglasses (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
2. 2.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) a raincoat (d) drinking water
3. 3.For Isha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
4. 4.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) medicine when ill (c) rice and dal (d) school shoes
5. 5.Rohan has ₹350. First Rohan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) extra comic books
7. 7.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
8. 8.For Riya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a sticker album (d) soap
10. 10.For Gurpreet, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
11. 11.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a video game (c) soap (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) a fancy phone cover
13. 13.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) school shoes
14. 14.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) medicine when ill (c) a new party dress (d) drinking water
15. 15.For Dev, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
16. 16.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a new party dress
17. 17.Gurpreet has ₹450. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹120) and a school uniform (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Aditya has ₹1000. First Aditya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹220) and school shoes (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Rohan has ₹500. First Rohan pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹130). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a bigger TV (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
21. 21.Ishaan has ₹500. First Ishaan pays for needs: socks (₹160) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
22. 22.Ishaan has ₹850. First Ishaan pays for needs: school shoes (₹60) and a school uniform (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
24. 24.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) milk (d) drinking water
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) notebooks for school (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
26. 26.For Vivaan, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
27. 27.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) a glitter pen set (c) soap (d) milk
28. 28.Nisha has ₹650. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹70) and socks (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.For Dev, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
30. 30.Zoya has ₹650. First Zoya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
31. 31.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a remote-control car (c) toothpaste (d) a bigger TV
32. 32.For Joseph, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
33. 33.Gurpreet has ₹700. First Gurpreet pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and school shoes (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Aarav has ₹400. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹120) and notebooks (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
35. 35.Pooja has ₹400. First Pooja pays for needs: notebooks (₹110) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Farhan, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a school uniform (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) soap (d) a school uniform
39. 39.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a remote-control car (d) drinking water
40. 40.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) toothpaste

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